Broken Windows, Kid In A Sweet Shop

2018

Acrylic, oils and mixed media on canvas

500 x 500 mm

Broken windows in an industrial building, evoking the idea of Broken Windows Theory - the theory that visible signs of disorder and neglect can contribute to further decline.

Within Kid in a Sweet Shop, the painting becomes another meditation on the changing fortunes of industry: from the optimism and social ideals of Bournville to buildings left behind by economic change. The broken windows suggest both physical decay and the consequences of systems beginning to break down.